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SafeOCS Program Expanded to Accept Equipment Failure Data

November 4, 2016 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) today announced the expansion of reporting of ‘near misses’ on…

Black & Veatch: Low Prices, Security Concerns Push Natural Gas Industry to Look Inward

October 24, 2016 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

OVERLAND PARK, Kansas, 24 October 2016 – Emerging global markets, liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects and increased coal plant retirements represent…

Atkins to Showcase Oil and Gas Capabilities at ADIPEC Abu Dhabi 2016

October 24, 2016 - in Energy, Events, Oil & Gas

Innovation and pushing the boundaries of design in the oil and gas industry in the Middle East and Africa region will be set out in a series of presentations…

Black & Veatch PRICO SMR Becomes World’s First Proven FLNG Technology to Achieve Production on a Floating Facility

October 21, 2016 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

Overland Park, Kansas – The world’s first floating natural gas liquefaction unit (FLNG) has successfully completed performance testing in Nantong, China. With the average liquefaction process load exceeding 100 percent during the 72-hour performance test,…

Jacobs Wins Contract to Support Olin Gulf Coast Chemical Plants

October 6, 2016 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

PASADENA, Calif.- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it received a multi-year contract from Olin Corporation. Jacobs is one of several companies providing engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services for facilities…

KBR Announces Another Successful Implementation of Distill-Max Technology

September 1, 2016 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) today announced that Placid Refining Company LLC has successfully started up a grassroots Dividing Wall Column (DWC) reformate splitter at their Port Allen, Louisiana, USA refinery. KBR's Distill-Maxâ„¢ DWC technology was selected for…

AECOM Unveils Target for Reducing Carbon Footprint

August 11, 2016 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 10, 2016 — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20 percent, normalized by revenue, across its global operations by 2020, starting from a…

Breakthrough Research to Produce Sustainable Food and Fuel Sources in UAE Desert Ecosystem

August 9, 2016 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, Aug. 9, 2016 - A biofuel research facility in Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), is tackling the dual challenges of food and water security, while simultaneously providing a sustainable source of aviation…

Amec Foster Wheeler Wins Thai Oil’s Clean Fuel Project Contract

August 4, 2016 - in News, Oil & Gas

Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Thai Oil Public Company Limited for its Clean Fuel Project at the Sriracha Refinery in Thailand. The contract is due for completion in the second…

Successful Pilot for Amec Foster Wheeler’s VESTA Once-Through Methanation Technology

July 27, 2016 - in Energy, Oil & Gas

Amec Foster Wheeler announces that the pilot plant of its new VESTA once-through methanation technology, with wide H2/CO flexibility, has been successfully tested and is ready for commercial application. The pilot plant in China was developed with the support…